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ISYS1000 Introduction to Business Information Systems Semester 1, 2018 Unit study package code:

ISYS1000

Mode of study:

Internal

Tuition pattern summary:

This unit does not have a fieldwork component.

Credit Value:

25.0

Pre-requisite units:

Nil

Co-requisite units:

Nil

Anti-requisite units:

Nil

Result type:

Grade/Mark

Approved incidental fees:

Information about approved incidental fees can be obtained from our website. Visit fees.curtin.edu.au/incidental_fees.cfm for details.

Unit coordinator:

Title: Name: Phone: Email: Location:

Dr Shirlee-ann Knight 08 9266 2755 [email protected] Building: 402 - Room: 807

Administrative contact:

Name: Phone: Email: Location:

Claire Loh Please email [email protected] Building: Please email - Room: Please email

Learning Management System:

Blackboard (lms.curtin.edu.au)

Teaching Staff:

Acknowledgement of Country We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous Elders, custodians, their descendants and kin of this land past and present. The Centre for Aboriginal Studies aspires to contribute to positive social change for Indigenous Australians through higher education and research.

Syllabus This unit provides an overview of Business Information Systems (BIS) and Business Information Technology (BIT), different types of BIS and BIT and their role in organisations and contribution to organisational success. This introductory unit explains how technology is used appropriately to develop BIS that effectively support, enable and enhance business and organisational processes. ISYS1000 provides an introduction to the different activities and tools used to develop, maintain, and operate effective BIS.

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Introduction The aims (academic objectives) of Business Information Systems are to: 1. Help you understand what Information Systems (IS) Information Communication Technology (ICT) and information and communication Technology Infrastructure (TI) are about (including careers in these areas) and the relationships between them. 2. Help you understand how IS are central to many business processes and how ICT can be used to create business value and competitive advantage in all aspects of business, internally and across the value chain. 3. Help you understand what Logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM) are about (including careers in these areas) and the relationships between them, and the role(s) of ICT, IS, and TI within Logistics and SCM. 4. Develop your knowledge of the different types of IS that can be used throughout the business, their business purpose, their basic functions and the desirable characteristics of each. 5. Develop your knowledge of how best to examine and manage information and communication Technology Infrastructure (TI), whether provided in -house or outsourced, to create business value and competitive advantage.

Unit Learning Outcomes All graduates of Curtin University achieve a set of nine Graduate Attributes during their course of study. These inform an employer that, through your studies, you have acquired discipline knowledge and a range of other skills and attributes which employers would value in a professional setting. Each unit in your course addresses the Graduate Attributes through a clearly identified set of learning outcomes. They form a vital part in the process referred to as assurance of learning. The learning outcomes notify you of what you are expected to know, understand or be able to do in order to be successful in this unit. Each assessment for this unit is carefully designed to test your knowledge of one or more of the unit learning outcomes. On successfully completing all of the assessments you will have achieved all of these learning outcomes. Your course has been designed so that on graduating you will have achieved all of Curtin's Graduate Attributes through the assurance of learning processes in each unit. Graduate Attributes addressed

On successful completion of this unit students can: 1 Explain the roles of Information Technology in organisations 2 Describe and assess different types of Information Technology 3 Define basic terminology of the Information Technology field as used in businesses and other organisations 4 Identify and recommend types of Information Technology for a particular organisational situation 5 Explain the fundamental activities, techniques, and tools used in developing and implementing Information Technology in organisations

Curtin's Graduate Attributes Apply discipline knowledge

Thinking skills

Information skills

(use analytical skills to solve problems)

(confidence to investigate new ideas)

Learning how to learn

Communication skills

Technology skills

International perspective

Cultural understanding

(value the perspectives of others)

(value the perspectives of others)

(apply principles learnt to new situations) (confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems)

Professional Skills (work independently and as a team) (plan own work)

Find out more about Curtin's Graduate attributes at the Office of Teaching & Learning website: ctl.curtin.edu.au

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Learning Activities Lectures The Introduction to Business Information Systems (Intro to BIS) [unit code: ISYS1000] lectures introduce and explain important concepts in Into to BIS, describe and give examples of important skills in Intro to BIS, and provide further information about the unit. Attendance at the lectures is not compulsory but it is highly recommended, particularly the first and last lecture (the bookends). Statistically, students who miss the lectures are significantly more likely to fail the unit. Lectures are held weekly and include discussion and multimedia presentations. If you miss a lecture or would like to review the lecture you can watch the recording of the lecture in iLecture. Please Note: The PDF lecture slides are designed to be used for note - taking as the lecture is delivered. That is, they are NOT designed to be read as a stand -alone resource. In fact, reading the slides as a stand -alone resource may confuse students, as diagrams and/or text often changes within various slides during the live lecture, and this is not captured in simple flat-file version of the PDFs or PPTs of lectures.In addition, each slide does not provide equal value to the content of a lecture. For e.g., a slide might be discussed during a lecture for 15 seconds while another slide in the same lecture might be engaged for 8 minutes. These nuances cannot be captured in a flat PDF or PPT file of lecture. It is highly recommended you watch iLectures of lectures you miss. Workshops The Intro to BIS workshops are where you learn to practically apply some of concepts and frameworks taught in the lectures. Two practical frameworks are introduced and discussed, one of which is used in the unit’s assignment, the second is used in the exam. Both frameworks are further tested in the mid -semester eTest and the end-of-semester exam. Attendance at the workshops is highly recommended and attendance will be taken. Each Workshop is assigned a number (e.g., Workshop No.1 or Workshop No.2) and timetabled into a computer laboratory. The workshop you are timetabled into is recorded in Student One (S1). It is important you use S1 and/or Blackboard (BB) to work out which workshop you are officially meant to attend. If you wish to change which workshop your timetabled into you must go through the proper process of officially changing your timetable in student 1 and then inform the unit technical support immediately – since these details have to be changed in Blackboard. You can only change the workshop you are enroled in if there is space in the workshop you wish to move to. This can often become possible after week 3 or 4. Please follow the instructions provided in Blackboard (in Contact Information) should you find yourself in the position of being able to change your timetabled workshop, as BB does not make enrolment changes automatically. Note that BB is used to deliver online assessments according to workshop affiliation and manages the marking of submitted assessments by specific tutors (who are also associated with specific workshops) it is VERY IMPORTANT that BB links you up with the right workshop. Worksheets The Intro to BIS weekly worksheets are worth 20% of your overall mark for this unit. There are 10 assessable worksheets, and 1 non-assessed worksheet. The non -assessed worksheet (PracticeWS) is delivered at the beginning of semester to help students get the hang of how to open, complete/save and submit each worksheet. Each worksheet is worth a maximum of 2%, will be available in Blackboard for 4 weeks, and can be attempted as many times as you wish with your highest score per worksheet being recorded towards your Worksheets assessment mark. Worksheets are delivered directly from Blackboard, and can be found each week in their corresponding Unit Material section. For example, Worksheet 5 can be found in the “Topic 5: Business Intelligence...” folder in the Unit Materials section of Blackboard. Worksheets can also be found in the “Assessment 1: Worksheets” folder in the Assessments section of Blackboard. The delivery and marking of worksheets is automated and considered extremely generous, with each worksheet made available in Blackboard for 4 weeks and only your highest mark counted. Therefore: please note that each worksheet is available for 4 weeks, disappears from Blackboard after its submission date, and no extensions will be granted on individual worksheets after their submission date.

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Please Note: If you attempt no worksheets, you will receive a zero for the Worksheets assessment AND you will fail the unit for having not submitted the “Worksheets assessment”. You must submit at least five (5) assessable worksheets for your worksheets assessment be considered “submitted ”. It is worth noting that in previous semesters, submitting only a few worksheets was the difference between students failing or passing the unit, or between students earning a distinction versus high distinction. In fact, there is a very strong correlation between effort made in worksheets and overall unit results Readings Each week/topic, at least one chapter of the textbook is assigned as a reading. Readings are closely aligned with the topic discussed in each week’s lecture and are essential for the following week’s worksheet. Please ensure that you obtain a copy of the textbook. There are multiple ways to do this, some of which are provided in the Learning Resources section of this outline, and in Blackboard. Independent Study Students are expected to read the assigned textbook chapters, attend/watch each week’s lecture, and work through workshop slides and complete/submit their weekly worksheets. Obtaining a reasonable pass mark for this unit is considered relatively easy should students keep up with their weekly lectures, worksheets and workshops. Independent study is central to learning at University and students are expected to do a number of hours preparation before, and work after, the contact hours in addition to the worksheets. There are also additional readings and resources provided via Blackboard. Remember, students are responsible for their own learning at University. You will be guided, but not spoon -fed. 

Learning Resources Essential texts The required textbook(s) for this unit are:

Title: Management Information Systems, 1st Australasian Edition Authors: Heather Gray, Tomayess Issa, Graeme Pye, Rex Kelly Rainer,  Indrit Troshani, Brad Prince, Hugh James Watson ISBN: 9781118646021  Purchasing the Textbook: Three purchase options are available at:  http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/management - information-systems-1st-australian-edition/ 1. WileyPLUS Learning Space = $70 Complete textbook in an easy-to-read interactive format ISBN: WileyPLUS Learning Space: 9780730319269 2. WileyPLUS Learning Space + E -Text =$85 Interactive, personalised learning perks of WileyPLUS Learning Space plus lifetime offline access to the textbook with the E-Text ISBN: WileyPLUS Learning Space + E-Text: 9780730330899 3. Print Text = $151 ISBN: Textbook: 9781118646021 Borrowing the Textbook: 1. There are multiple copies in the Curtin Library Closed Reserve. (ISBN/ISSN: 9781118646021) 2. There are 8 copies in Curtin’s eLibrary:  URL: http://site.ebrary.com.dbgw.lis.curtin.edu.au/lib/curtinuniv/detail.action?docID=11033129 Closed Reserve & eLibrary available on a first come first serve basis. You may have to wait for a copy to become

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available if other students are already using a resource. Each student is able to download approx. 3 chapters (in PDF) from the eLibrary to read off -line (ISBN/ISSN: 9781118646021)  (ISBN/ISSN: 9781118646021)

Other resources ISYS1000 FLECS Blackboard Web Site (ESSENTIAL) Curtin’s Flexible Learning Environment for Curtin Students (FLECS) is called Blackboard. Blackboard is a learning management system and is on the Web at: http://lms.curtin.edu.au

The FLECS (blackboard) web site for this unit is where you will find learning resources for the unit. The links to important parts of the unit are in the navigation panel on the left, including:  Homepage (default opening page, shortcuts to major areas of the course)  Announcements (latest unit information, also emailed to you in your Curtin student email)  Staff Contacts (contact info for unit coordinator, administrator, and all unit tutors and demonstrators)  Unit Outline (most up -to-date unit outline)  Semester Calendar (broad over -view of topics, tasks, and due-dates)  Workshop Timetable (time-table of when/where each lecture & workshop is)       ------------------------------ Unit Materials (week -by -week lectures, reading -lists, workshops and worksheets)  Assessments (links to assessment items of the course, starting with the academic integrity test)  Resources & Readings (short cuts to readings/resources, and more)  iLectures (links to each week’s iLecture as it becomes available)       ------------------------------ My Grades (keep up with how you're going in your worksheets and assessments)  Discussions boards (interact with other students, ask Qs of unit coordinator, admin and teachers)

Software A Web Browser – an up -to -date version of Firefox (preferred), Chrome or Safari. Firefox is highly recommended for worksheets and Semester Test. Internet Explorer is NOT recommended for this course, as it does not work with Blackboard very well.

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Assessment Assessment schedule Task

Value %

Date Due

Unit Learning Outcome(s) Assessed

Worksheets

20 percent

Week: Weekly 1,2,3 Day: see semester calendar in BB Time: 23:59 (Sunday evenings)

Assignment

15 percent

Week: Topic wk 9 2,3,4 (sem wk 11) Day: Sunday, May 13 Time: 23:59

Semester test

15 percent

Final examination

50 percent

Week: Topic wk 6 2,3,4 (sem wk 7) Day: Between April 9 – 13 Time: Workshops / TBA Week: Examination 3,4,5 Period Day: TBA (See OASIS) Time: TBA (See OASIS)

1

2

3

4

Detailed information on assessment tasks 1. Weekly Worksheets The unit includes a series of weekly worksheets designed to review the readings/topics each week. The worksheets are electronic, provided within blackboard, and can be worked on anywhere you have Internet access (e.g. at home and at Curtin). The worksheets are primarily to assist you and to keep you on track with your learning in ISYS1000. This is called formative assessment and means that the more you put into preparation, answering the questions, and checking your answers against results provided and the feedback provided for your benefit. Each weekly worksheet is made available at least 1 week before the week/workshop it represents, remains available in Blackboard for at least 4 weeks, and needs to be completed by you and submitted in Blackboard before the due date stated in Program Calendar of this unit outline. There are eleven (11) worksheets, 10 of which are graded for a maximum total mark of 20%. Worksheets are marked automatically by Blackboard. As a ‘machine’ is marking your work, it is essential that you spell words correctly, and in fact, use the right words – particularly if you are using a device that utilises predictive text. For example, you might submit the word data, but meant to write the word date. If the correct answer is in fact "date" then Blackboard will mark this as incorrect. Similarly, you might write the word globilisation (meaning globalisation) and Blackboard will again mark this as incorrect. Some alternative (acceptable) spellings are allowed, for example, globalisation and globalization would both be acceptable, but globilisation is not. Some feedback is provided to you when you submit each worksheet. However, this feedback page is an example of an electronic transaction generated page – one of the technologies we learn about in the course – and exists dynamically for just the time you are interacting with it. It is up to you to keep a record of what you answered as well as any (dynamic) feedback sheet. Both are printable, or you can copy and paste into your own documents, if you think you might wish to re-do worksheets in order to obtain the highest mark possible. Note: You do not have to re-do or re -submit worksheets. This feature has been added for students who may

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